The Fielding Star. Published Daily. SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1894. Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 288, 14 April 1894, Page 2

The Fielding Star. Published Daily. SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1894. Local and General News.

The Pohaugina Road Board met today. The Feilding Brass Band has been engaged to play at the Foxtou races on Wcduesday next. A meeting of the Bunnythorpe Small Farm Association No. 1 will bo held in the Bnnnythorpe Public Hall this evoving. A special sermon to younij men will be preachod to-morrow evening at 7 p.m. in the Presbyterian Chuvch by the Roy Mr Murray. Mr E. J. Kcllchcr, agent for the United Farmers' Alliance, yives notice to-day that public trials of " Bennett's Stump Extractor " will be given at Mr A. Perry's on Tuesday next, at Cheltenham on Thursday, and Birmingham on Saturday. The new style of waterproof clothing referred to by Messrs Davy and Mills in a recent advertisement is daily growing in favor. The first consignment disappeared like magic, aud a second arrived to-day, which even surpasses in excellence its predecessor. At the inquest yesterday touching the death of Harrj' Laing, the jury returned the following verdict: -"We nnd that the deceased Harry Laing met his death by jumping off the train while it was in motion, but we are of opinion that the usual care was taken by the oflicials.' The medical evidence showed the cause of death was the shock, accompanied by excessive bleeding. [The funeral of Harry Laing took place this afternoon.] The members of the Manawatu Rugby Union, assisted by the best vocal and instrumental performers in the district, will give a concert in the Assembly Rooms on Tuesday, the 24th inst., in aid of the funds of the Union. The object is good, the performance cannot fail to be good, therefore the public support is inevitable. We will have more to say on the subject when the programme is ready. A southern paper regrets that in its district tons of iruit are being " thrown " to tho pigs owing to there being no market. We do not think this a sufficing reason for such rudeness ; the fruit should be handed politely to these useful animals from whoru the colony gets j so much beneficial profit. We consider I the man who despises a peach or fruit fed pig is deserving of pity, if not of actual scorn. " Regretting " giving pigs fruit is simply absurd. Selah 1 A rather remarkable accident (says the Standard) occurred on the Manawatu Railway line a short time ago. A draught horse belonging to a Maori living near Otaihanga was struck by the Longburn meat train about 4 o'clock in tho morning, and carried on tho cowcatcher, clear of the permanent way, about a quarter of a mile, and thrown to one side. An inspection of the line showed that no part of the animal was dragged. It is Hupposed that tho horse was lying asleep on the line, and killed instantly. At last night's meeting of the Feilding Fire Brigade, Captain Eade read the report of the Palinerstou Firo Brigade to show the interest taken in that body by the residents of the town as a contrast to the apathy shown by people in Feildiug to the local brigade. The report showed that there were 77 honorary members aud 36 firemen in the brigade, with assets valued at &)18, while the liabilities were .i'oO. Last year the value of the plant had been increased by £109 and the Borough Council had placed £200 on the estimates as a grant to the brigade for the ensuing year. The Kiwitea Road Board notifies that it is intended, under the powers contained in "The Local Bodies Act, 1H86," to raise loans, under ' The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886," for the construction of the following works in the Apiti and Ongo Wards of the Kiwitea Road Board district, as follows : — (1) To reform, form, culvert, and metal 75 chains of Mcßeth's road, from end of present metal to junction with Junction road, — £240. (2). To widen present formation and to form, culvert aud metal the Junction road from Mcßeth's road to the Kiwitea stream, 160, — £(s#ti. For the payment of interest at 5 per cent for 26 years, on the above amounts, it is proposed to levy special rate of 2^l iv the £ on various sections within tho Apiti aud Ongo Wards. How many trees, asks the Daily News, besides our steadfast friend the plane, together with the elm, the poplar, and the lime, are to be seen growing on the borders of the London streets? The United States in this regard appears to act us a good example, for it is reckoned that Washington, which stand pre-emi-nent as a planted city, can boast of no fewer than sixty-four varieties of trees used in the ornamentation of its avenues. Mr Nicholson has counted there eleven kinds of maples, eight poplars, fiveelms (including our two common European species), four oaks, three limes, two willows, two planes, and two gledit.shias. Two varieties of the birch are also used extensively. Some of the most striking of the other trees noted are the gigkoi, an avenue of which made a beauful picture, the Kentucky coffee, the tulip treo aud the deciduous cypress. In somo of the small squares flowering shrubs arc stated to do wonderfully well. In a few years Feilding will give Washington points iv this respect - thanks to Arbor Days. j

Captain Edwin wired at 12.54 p.m today :— Glass further rise. We have received from Mr J. P. Cowie 5a atfa contribution towards the Charles relief fund. A grand social is to be held in the Primitive Methodist Church on Tuesday night. Mr Parker holds a jwvenile dancing class at the Foresters' Hall on AVednesday afternoons, The Manawatu Kilwiuniug Lodge, at Palmerston, meets on Wednesday next, for the installation of the W.M. aud officers. Mr A. Drake, of Otaki, was thrown from his horse on Tuesday, and his foot hung iv the stirrup, and before lie could release it, the foot was almost torn off. — Standard. A person in Coventry wbo recently picked up a pocket-book contaim-g £10,000 in no! Ps and cheques, on res'oring it to the owner received half -a-crown reward. A man has been fined, with the alterI native of i week's imprisonment, in GlasI pow for faihug to hand over to the police a diamond ring which ho had picked up in the street. Local advertiser to newspaper manager — " Whnt is your circulation ?" Manager — " We circulate £2o a week in wages." Advertiser — " You are the man for me." Fact. Fourteen heads were secured by a deer- stalking party in the Wairarapa district this week. Red deer are very plentiful in the Gladstone and Martinborough districts. It has been decided to appoint Mr G. R. Davy, Registrar-General of Lands, to the position of Chief Judge of the Native Laud Court, recently vacated by the resignation of Mr H. G. Seth Smith. As there appears to be a likelihood of a contested election for a Warden in No. 5 Ward, it may be of interest to ratepayers to know that nomination papers ciin ' be obtained from Mr Guv, storekeeper, Apiti. Our Feilding alliterative artist says that as pork proved the great pacificator among the anthropophagi of the Pacific islands, so will frozen mutton foster feelings of friendliness among the foreigners of Europe. At the Palmerston Court yesterday, Walter Davis was fined £2, with costs 10-s in default 14 days' imprisonment with hard labor, for ilNtreating a heifer (U Awapnni by striking it about the head with a stick. The information was laid by tlio Inspector for tho Prevention of Cruelty to animals. The sale of privileges, held at Foxton ou Thursday by Messrs McMillan, Ilhodes and Co., in connection with tho Foxton races on Wednesday next, realised the following prices:— Outside gates, £26; graud stand booth, ilO : outside booth, £13 ; correct cards, £12 10h; refreshment booth, £'6 lO.s. The grand stand was passed in at i.'4o. Messrs Abraham and Williams will hold an auction sale on Monday next, on the property of Mr Nils Olsen, Biinnythorpe, who is leaving his farm, n. quantity of household furniture, dairy and other stock, vehicles and harness, farm implements etc. Tho sale will commence at one o'clock, luncheon being provided on the ground. The attention of the ratepayers in Nos. b* aud 4 Wards of the Manchester Road District is called to the notices advertised re dates of polls for public works."* As there seems to be a misunderstanding as to the date on which the poll in No. 3 ward will take place we have been requested to point out that the poll will be taken on Weduesday the 18th of April. The poll for No. 4 ward will take place on the 21st idem. The anniversary tea meeting of the " Cosmopolitan " Church at Beaconsfield was held on Thursday last As usual, a large number of settlers, both young and old, patronised the tea, the good things for which were provided by those ladies who take an interest in the church. The aft«r meeting was presided over by Mr Wallace, and addresses were delivered by Mr Marshall, of Halcombe, and Mr J. H. Murray, of Waituna. Hymns were sung br the choir during the evening. Mies Murray presiding at the organ. To-day Mr J. B, Hamilton commences his great winter sale of drapery and clothing, when tho bargains which are to be offered the public will be such as as are seldom uie-fc with in the colony. For some time past Mr Hamilton has been selling off his stock, chiefly summer goods, at exceedingly low prices, but he is determined to make still further reductions, and by purchasing at hi** establishment a saving of from 4s to 10s in the £1 off ordinary retail prices can be effected. i ItiPfltatedthattbeSHonJ. Eigg.M L.C bas taken out a summons for assault against Mr J. 5. Evison, lately editor of Christchurch Truth, Mr Eyißon felt aggrieved at certain personal references made in Mr Bigg s speech in the Legis lative Council on tho second reading of the Libel Bill last session, about a hb)e action brought by Mr Brhoo when editor of the Catholic Times, against the Wellington Typographical Society, and essajed to pull the Icjjisi laor's no«e. Some fistic exercise ensued. Mr Evinon left for Sydney on Wednesday. [The case came before the Magistrate yesterday, and was adjourned for a mouth, i A meeting of the Feilding Fire Brigade was held at the engine shed last evening, when the attendance of members was small. Captain Eade occupied the chair. The business was to receive the nomination of officers for the ensuing year, and the following were nominated :— Captain, A. Eade ; Lieutenant, Messrs F. Keen, M. BelHt, Lucre, and P. Thomson ; Foreman, Messrs Ranger, M Belfifc. Newman and Tank ; secretary and treasurer, H Worsfold ; treasurer, P. Thomson, The elections will take place in May.